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two champion cups ; nor were there wanting some exceedingly 
competent judges who opined that some further prizes were 
wrongfully withheld from the Worsley stable. The English 
cart-horse has indeed a great future before him. Thirty members 
of a council created to do him honour, with Lord Ellesmere as 
President and Lord Spencer as Vice-President, have resolved 
that he shall have a Stud-book of his own, in emulation of those 
belonging to his Scotch and East Anglian rivals ; and whether, in 
accordance with Mr. Walter Gilbey's wishes, the name of " Shire 
horse," or, in accordance with those of others, the name of 
" English cart-horse," be adopted, it is not to be denied that no 
distinct breed of equine or bovine stock ever attains, in the 
highest sense, to a recognized existence, until it has a stud or 
herd book of its own. Where, it may well be asked, would our 
British thoroughbred be, if the General Stud-book — containing, 
in the words of the preface to its first volume, " a greater mass 
of authentic information respecting the pedigrees of horses than 
has ever before been collected together " — had not been com- 
menced in 1791? The Agricultural Horse classes at Kilburn, 
both in quantity and quality, were worthy of the occasion which 
brought them to the spot ; and if, finally, I assign the palm to the 
mares (with special mention of " Poppet " and " Honest Lady ") 
and fillies therein, rather than to the stallions, I shall but be 
following the general voice of criticism, which pronounces that 
England excels in cart-mares and Scotland in cart-stallions. 
The Judges have reported as follows : — 
In making our Report of Agricultural Horses we beg to congratulate the 
Society upon the quantity and quality of entries in every class except 
Classes 36 and 37. 
Class 1 — Agricultural Stallions Four Tears and upwards — was as grand 
a class as need enter a ring. No. 22, the horse awarded first prize, is a grand 
horse, full of bone, feather, and quality, and looks like doing good service at 
the stud. No. 11, second prize, a very nice horse, active, with splendid feet 
and good top. No. 27, third prize, a fine upstanding horse. Nos. 29, 21, 3, 
5, 12, five very good horses. 
Class 2. Three- Year- Olds. — A grand class ; if anything, excels the older 
class. No. 45, first prize, a grand colt, fine mover, and good feet, with splendid 
top, and well ribbed, and every chance of obtaining honours in the^ future. 
No. 44, second prize, a very good colt. No. 49, third prize, a very good colt. 
Nos. 43, 56, 46, good colts. 
Class 3. Tu-o- Year- Olds. — A good class. First prize, No. 72, a very good 
colt, splendid action. No. 85, second prize, a good colt, with good bone and 
feet. No. 69, a very improving colt, nice hair, with plenty of bone, and good 
action. Nos. 81, 68, 60, 62, 80, five very useful colts. 
Class 4. Yearling Colts. — This class, with few exceptions, docs not equal 
the three preceding classes. No. 106, first prize, a good colt, with splendid 
pastern-joints, and likely to be a prize-taker in the future. No. 97, second 
prize, a nice colt, with good action. No. 105, third prize, a promising colt, 
good bone, with lot of hair, but low in condition. Nos. 89, 96, 98, 102, 103, 
five useful colts. 
